The new Apple products were announced today and while the new iMac upgrade looks great there is no “low end” machine. It looks like 20″ and 24″ models with the low end (educational price for individuals) at $1149.
I am just concerned that this may seem a little too much machine for K12 labs and older Macs will not be replaced with the 20″ model. The Mac mini still exists (supply your own monitor and keyboard) at a significantly lower price point and I was not confident this line would be continued. I guess this or the smaller MacBook are the alternatives from Apple’s perspective.
The new iLife08 tools in combination with a .mac account (still $100 per year I think and now at 10 gig of storage) would seem to offer some great opportunities.
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